By lan MacDonald INTERNATIONAL Workers Aid (IWA) West London has existed for approximately one year.
Two weeks ago, after six months collecting we had £3,000 for a lorry to send to Tuzla via Split for 7 April. We had bought a lorry and filled it with flour, sugar, yeast and medical supplies.
Myself and Sheila Nadim trom the campaign set off on April 1 - first stop Paris. We reached there at 3pm April 2 and immediately took part in a meeting of WA which was very successiul and collected another £100 for the campaign.
On April 3, 100 miles south of Paris, disaster struck. Without any warnine the double offside wheel bolts sheered and we went out of control down the auto route. We eventually hit the central reservation and toppled over.
Obviously we were shocked - and lucky to be alive - but our main concern was to be able to salvage most of our load and get it to Tuzla.
We are also determined to go out again at the next opportunity. We managed to organize sending our cargo on to Tuzia with help from the French comrades from the ilgue Communisle Revolutionaire who were able to divert a lorry from Belgium to pick up most of the load.
One positive thing has been achieved already. The local paper has carried a very positive story about the amount of work that went into the campaign and has also put out an appeal for another lorry.
This is essential if the campaign in West London is to continue. The West London campaign is a focus for building the campaign in Britain and organising more convoys to Tuzia.
a Comrades should phone 081-571 5019 if they can help or have any ideas how to obtain another lorry. INTERNATIONAL Workers Aid convoy number two leaves the